Kaylon Pruitt, 23, admitted to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, officials said. He faces up to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced Wednesday, May 21.

Pruitt possessed a loaded 12-gauge Mossberg Shotgun on Oct. 15, 2013, when a state parole officer visiting another person at the residence approached the front door and was met by Pruitt, prosecutors said.

Pruitt previously was convicted of felony burglary in Orangeburg County, S.C., in 2010.

The case was investigated by the state Division of Parole, Whitesboro police and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives out of Syracuse.

The defendant was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard R. Southwick with assistance from the Oneida County District Attorney's Office.